How to Use headboard in a Sentence

headboard

noun
  • The wood headboard is a bit thin.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
  • What’s the best bed frame with a headboard to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The headboard shape boasts the same curved ‘wings’ as those high-back chairs.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Claire was propped up against the headboard and talking on the phone.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Opt for a low headboard and hang pictures above your bed to mix it up.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 23 June 2022
  • Lie down on your back so that your feet are toward the headboard of the bed.
    — Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The real skeleton is said to be hung on the headboard of the bed.
    — Mark Eades, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2017
  • His condoms were stacked in a certain place in the headboard.
    — Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The headboard behind him was white pleather and attached to the wall.
    — Lorrie Moore, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020
  • The man across the street had been reading a book in bed, a slim light clamped to the headboard.
    — Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
  • The scalloped and arched headboard gives the bed a modern and unique look.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The headboard of the bed was lightly padded and set slightly out from the wall.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • New windows act as a headboard and frame views of fig and bougainvillea trees.
    — Maria V. Charbonneaux and Liz Strong, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Clean the bed frame, headboard and the floor underneath too.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
  • There was a large, tasteful black and white photo of the band above my headboard.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022
  • The headboard was touching the wall and the left side of the bed was touching the wall.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • His back was propped against the headboard, his legs stretched out, and his laptop was open in his lap.
    — Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
  • Look for a twin bed with a headboard on the side to create a couch-feel come daytime.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Cut the 2-inch-wide veneer edging and iron in place on the headboard.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2019
  • These shades—along with the headboard and shams—were done for her previous home's guest room.
    — Joanna Linberg, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2021
  • The recalled bed frames also have a law label on the back of the headboard.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The bugs often hide in the seams of a mattress or box spring, or in cracks in a headboard or bed frame.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The sweet miniature floral pattern on the walls and on the headboard.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 13 May 2022
  • Try simple upgrades like a new headboard in a plush fabric.
    — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There was only one spot for the bed, which meant placing the headboard in front of some windows.
    — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The same is true of curtain cornices and fabric headboards.
    — Sunshine Flint, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Our textiles can be seen covering the headboards in all of the suites of the hotel.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Don’t miss deals on furniture, too—bed frames and headboards are up to 30% off.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The curved edges give it a soft, homey feel, and the spindle details along the headboard add an antique-look.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Run it across the backside of the bed and the wall to be sure to clear dust that might be clinging to the wall of the headboard.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025

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